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B.  A.  I.  Ordrr  194.) 


United  States  Department  of  Agriculture, 

BUREAU  OF  ANIMAL  INDUSTRY. 


RULE  1,  REVISION  10.— TO  PREVENT  THE  SPREAD  OF  SPLENETIC, 
SOUTHERN,  OR  TEXAS  FEVER  IN  CATTLE. 

Effective  on  and  after  March  1,  1913, 


United  States  Department  of  Agriculture, 

Office  of  the  Secretary. 

The  fact  has  been  determined  by  the  Secretary  of  Agriculture  and 
notice  is  hereby  given  that  a  contagious  and  infectious  disease,  known 
as  splenetic,  southern,  or  Texas  fever,  exists  among  cattle  in  the 
following-named  States,  to  wit : 

California,  Texas,  Oklahoma,  Missouri,  Arkansas,  Louisiana, 
Mississippi,  Tennessee,  Alabama,  Georgia,  South  Carolina,  North 
Carolina,  Virginia,  and  Florida. 

Now,  therefore,  I,  James  Wilson,  Secretary  of  Agriculture, 
under  authority  conferred  by  section  1  of  the  act  of  Congress  ap- 
proved March  3,  1905  (33  Stat.,  1264),  do  hereby  quarantine  the  area 
hereinafter  described,  and  do  order  by  this  rule  1,  revision  10,  under 
the  authority  and  discretion  conferred  on  the  Secretary  of  Agri- 
culture by  section  3  of  the  said  act  of  Congress  approved  March  3, 
1905  (33  Stat.,  1265),  that  the  interstate  movement  of  cattle  of  the 
area  herein  quarantined  to  any  point  not  located  in  the  said  quaran- 
tined area  shall  be  made  only  in  accordance  with  the  regulations  of  the 
Secretary  of  Agriculture  for  the  prevention  of  the  spread  of  splenetic, 
-southern,  or  Cexas  fever  in  cattle,  subject  only  to  the  exceptions 
hereinafter  contained. 

AREAS  QUARANTINED. 

The  following  areas  ate  quarantined  for  splenetic,  southern,  or 
Texas  fever  in  cattle : 

CALIFORNIA. 

The  county  of  San  Diego. 

During  the  continuance  of  this  quarantine  no  cattle  of  the  county 
of  San  Diego  shall  be  moved  or  allowed  to  move,  except  as  provided 
for  immediate  slaughter,  to  any  point  in  the  United  States  not  in  the 

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State  of  California  which  is  located  in  an  area  not  quarantined  for 
splenetic,  southern,  or  Texas  fever  unless  and  until  the  said  cattle 
shall  have  been  continuously  kept  on  premises  known  to  have  been 
free  of  infection  for  at  least  six  months,  and  unless  and  until  the 
cattle  shall  have  been  inspected  and  found  free  of  infection  and  a 
certificate  authorizing  the  shipment  issued  by  an  inspector  of  the 
Bureau  of  Animal  Industry,  nor  until  permission  shall  have  been 
obtained  in  advance  of  the  movement  from  the  proper  official  of  the 
State  into  which  the  cattle  are  to  be  shipped. 

TEXAS. 

The  entire  State  of  Texas  is  quarantined  with  the  exception  of  the 
counties  of  Dallam,  Sherman,  Hansford,  Ochiltree,  Lipscomb,  Hart- 
ley, Moore,  Hutchinson,  Roberts,  Hemphill,  Oldham,  Potter,  Carson. 
Gray,  Wheeler,  Deaf  Smith,  Randall,  Armstrong,  Donley,  Collings- 
worth, Parmer,  Castro,  Swisher,  Briscoe.  Hall.  Childress,  Bailey, 
Lamb,  Hale,  Floyd,  Motley,  Cottle,  Cochran.  Hockley,  Lubbock, 
Crosby,  Dickens,  King,  Yoakum,  Terry,  Lynn,  Garza.  Kent,  Stone- 
wall, Gaines,  Dawson,  xlndrews,  Martin.  Howard.  El  Paso,  Jeff 
Davis,  Presidio,  Brewster,  Reeves,  Loving,  Winkler,  Ector,  Mid- 
land, Ward,  Scurry,  Borden,  Glasscock,  Crane,  LTpton.  Reagan,  and 
Pecos;  that  part  of  Hardeman  County  north  of  the  Fort  Worth  & 
Denver  City  Railwa}^  and  west  of  the  Kansas  City,  Mexico  & 
Orient  Railway;  those  parts  of  Foard,  Knox,  and  Haskell  Counties 
west  of  the  Kansas  City,  Mexico  &  Orient  Railway;  that  part  of 
Mitchell  County  north  of  the  Texas  &  Pacific  Railway :  and  that  part 
of  Terrell  County  situate  west  and  north  of  the  following  described 
line :  Beginning  at  the  mouth  of  the  Sanderson  Canyon,  on  the  Rio 
Grande  River;  thence  in  a  northwesterly  direction  following  said 
canyon  to  a  point  known  as  Baxter's  curve  on  the  Galveston,  Houston 
&  San  Antonio  Railway;  thence  easterly  following  said  railway  to 
Eldridge;  thence  north  following  N.  H.  Corder's  and  D.  Hart's 
pasture  fences  through  the  eastern  part  of  sections  3G,  13,  and  12, 
block  A-2,  Galveston,  Harrisburg  &  San  Antonio  Railway,  across 
section  1,  Gulf,  Colorado  &  Santa  Fe  Railway;  thence  continuing 
north  on  the  D.  Hart  pasture  fence  through  the  eastern  part  of  sec- 
tions 16,  17,  46,  47,  76,  and  77,  thence  east  along  the  southern  bound- 
ary of  sections  106,  105,  104,  103,  and  102,  thence  north  along 
the  eastern  boundary  of  sections  102  and  111,  thence  east  along  south- 
ern boundary  of  sections  131,  130  and  129,  thence  north  along  east- 
ern boundary  of  sections  129,  152,  167,  172,  and  187,  thence  east  along 
northern  boundary  of  sections  186  and  185,  thence  north  along  west- 
ern boundary  of  section  195,  thence  east  along  the  northern  boundarv 
of  sections  195,  198,  187,  and  200,  Block  D,  Missouri,  Kansas  & 
Texas  Extension  Railway;  thence  north  following  east  boundarv  of 
the  Michael  Kim  and  Charles  Woodson  surveys  to  the  southeast 
corner  of  section  43,  block  1,  Texas  Central  Railway;  thence  north 
along  the  eastern  boundary  of  sections  43  to  49,  inclusive;  thence 
east  along  the  southern  boundary  of  sections  37,  36,  25,  24%  and  19, 
Texas  Central  Railway ;  thence  north  along  the  eastern  boundary  of 
section  19  to  southwest  corner  of  section  7,  block  34,  State  University 
lands;  thence  east  along  southern  boundary  of  sections  7  and  6  to 


the  southeast  corner  of  section  6.  thence  north  along  eastern  bound 
toy  of  sections  (5,  5,  4,  and  3,  block  -)\.  State  I (niversity  land-:  thence 
east  along  southern  boundary  of  Juan  Reyes's  survey,  thence  north 
along  the  eastern  boundary  of  said  Juan  Reyes's,  Anna  McClung's, 
and  James  C.  Blake's  surveys,  thence  east  along  the  southern  bound- 
ary of  sections  21,  20,  and  7,  thence  north  along  Che  eastern  bound- 
ary of  sections  7  to  13,  inclusive,  block  B-2,  Corpus  Christi,  San 
Diego  £  Rio  Grande  Narrow  Gauge  Railway,  to  the  Pecos  and 
Terrell  County  line:  thence  east  along  the  said  Pecos  and  Terrell 
County  line  to  its  intersection  with  the  Pecos  River. 

During  the  continuance  of  this  quarantine  no  cattle  of  the  coun- 
ties of  Fisher  and  Jones,  or  of  that  part  of  Mitchell  County  south  of 
the  Texas  &  Pacific  Railway,  shall  be  moved  or  allowed  to  move,  ex- 
cept as  provided  for  immediate  slaughter,  to  any  point  in  the  United 
States  not  in  the  State  of  Texas  which  is  heated  in  an  area  not  quar- 
antined for  splenetic,  southern,  or  Texas  fever  unless  and  until  the 
said  cattle  shall  have  been  continuously  kept  on  premises  known  to  be 
free  of  infection,  which  knowledge  shall  be  based  on  thorough  investi- 
gation made  by  an  inspector  of  the  Bureau  of  Animal  Industry,  at 
the  owner's  solicitation,  during  a  period  best  suited  for  making  such 
investigation  for  the  purpose  of  ascertaining  actual  conditions,  and 
unless  and  until  the  cattle  shall  have  been  inspected  and  found  free 
of  infection  and  a  certificate  authorizing  the  shipment  issued  by  an 
inspector  of  the  Bureau  of  Animal  Industry,  nor  until  permission 
shall  have  been  obtained  in  advance  of  the  movement  from  the  proper 
official  of  the  State  into  which  the  cattle  are  to  be  shipped.  Each 
application  for  inspection  shall  be  duly  made  by  the  owner  or  the 
manager  of  the  cattle  on  blank  forms  furnished  by  the  department, 
and  shall  be  placed  in  the  hands  of  the  inspector  of  the  Bureau  of 
Animal  Industry  in  charge  of  the  district  not  less  than  10  days  in 
advance  of  the  date  on  which  inspection  is  required.  Such  applica- 
tion for  inspection  shall  be  accompanied  by  affidavits  when  required 
by  the  said  inspector. 

No  cattle  of  the  quarantined  area  of  any  other  State  shall  at  any 
time  be  transported  or  moved  in  any  manner  into  Crockett  County. 
Tex.,  unless  and  until  the  cattle  shall  have  been  properly  dipped,  in- 
spected, found  free  of  infection,  and  certified,  as  required  for  the  in- 
terstate movement  of  cattle  for  purposes  other  than  immediate 
slaughter;  nor  shall  any  cattle  be  moved  or  allowed  to  move,  except  as 
provided  for  immediate  slaughter,  from  Crockett  County  to  any 
point  in  the  United  States  not  in  the  State  of  Texas,  which  is  located 
in  an  area  not  quarantined  for  splenetic,  southern,  or  Texas  fever  un- 
less and  until  the  said  cattle  shall  have  been  properly  dipped,  in- 
spected, or  certified  in  accordance  with  the  bureau  requirements,  nor 
until  permission  shall  have  been  obtained  in  advance  of  the  movement 
from  the  proper  official  of  the  State  into  which  the  cattle  are  to  be 
shipped. 

From  the  other  counties  and  parts  of  counties  in  the  State  of 
Texas  cattle  shall  only  be  moved  or  allowed  to  move  interstate1  to 
points  outside  of  the  quarantined  area  in  accordance  with  the  regu- 
lations for  immediate  slaughter,  or  for  other  purposes  as  provided  by 
the  regulations  for  dipping,  inspection,  or  certification. 


In  the  State  of  Texas  where  a  line  of  railroad  separates  the  quar- 
antined from  the  free  area,  shipping  points  are  reserved  for  nonin- 
fected  cattle  as  follows:  Chillicothe,  Hardeman  County;  Crowell, 
Foard  County;  Truscott  and  Benjamin,  Knox  County;  Rule,  Has- 
kell County ;  and  Colorado,  Iatan,  Westbrook,  and  Loraine,  Mitchell 
County. 

OKLAHOMA. 

The  entire  State  of  Oklahoma  is  quarantined  except  the  counties 
of  Cimarron,  Texas,  Beaver,  Harper,  Woods,  Alfalfa,  Grant,  Wood- 
ward, Major,  Ellis,  Garfield,  Dewey,  Blaine,  Kingfisher,  Logan, 
Roger  Mills,  Custer,  Beckham,  Washita,  Greer,  Caddo,  Jackson, 
Kiowa,  Comanche,  Oklahoma,  Harmon,  Canadian,  Kay,  Noble,  Paw- 
nee, Payne,  Lincoln,  and  Cleveland;  that  part  of  Tillman  County 
north  of  the  "  base  "  line ;  that  part  of  Grady  County  north  and  west 
of  a  line  beginning  at  the  eastern  line  of  said  county  at  its  intersec- 
tion with  the  township  line  between  townships  7  and  8  north,  thence 
west  on  said  township  line  to  the  range  line  between  ranges  5  and  6 
west,  Indian  meridian,  thence  south  on  said  range  line  to  the  south- 
east corner  of  section  13,  township  7  north,  range  6  west,  Indian 
meridian,  thence  west  along  the  section  line  through  the  middle  of 
township  7  north,  range  6  west,  and  township  7  north,  range  7  west, 
to  its  intersection  with  the  St.  Louis  &  San  Francisco  Railroad, 
thence  southwesterly  following  said  railroad  to  its  intersection  with 
the  Chicago,  Rock  Island  &  Pacific  Railway,  thence  southerly  follow- 
ing said  railway  to  the  Stephens  County  line;  that  part  of  McClain 
County  north  of  the  township  line  between  townships  8  and  9  north ; 
that  part  of  Pottawatomie  County  north  of  a  line  beginning  at  the 
west  line  of  said  county  at  the  southwest  corner  of  section  19,  town- 
ship 7  north,  range  2  east,  Indian  meridian,  thence  east  on  the  section 
line  between  sections  19  and  30  to  the  southeast  corner  of  section  22, 
township  7  north,  range  3  east,  thence  south  on  the  section  line  to  the 
township  line  between  townships  6  and  7  north,  thence  east  on  said 
township  line  to  the  Seminole  County  line;  that  part  of  Osage 
County  west  of  the  range  line  between  ranges  7  and  8  east,  Indian 
meridian ;  that  part  of  Craig  County  north  and  east  of  a  line  begin- 
ning at  the  southeast  corner  of  township  2G  north,  range  21  east, 
Indian  meridian,  thence  west  along  the  line  between  townships  25 
and  26  north  to  the  southwest  corner  of  township  26  north,  range  20 
east,  thence  north  along  the  line  between  ranges  19  and  20  east  to  the 
northwest  corner  of  township  26  north,  range  20  east,  thence  west 
along  the  township  line  between  townships  26  and  27  north  to  the 
Nowata  County  line;  and  that  part  of  Ottawa  County  west  and  north 
of  a  line  beginning  where  the  Spring  River  intersects  the  northern 
line  of  said  county,  thence  southerly  along  the  course  of  said  river  to 
its  confluence  with  the  Neosho  River,  thence  continuing  southerly 
along  the  course  of  the  Neosho  River  to  its  intersection  with  the  St. 
Louis  &  San  Francisco  Railroad,  thence  southwesterly  along  the  said 
railroad  to  its  intersection  with  the  Missouri,  Oklahoma  &  Gulf  Rail- 
road, thence  southerly  along  the  Missouri,  Oklahoma  &  Gulf  Rail- 
road to  the  Delaware  County  line,  thence  west  along  said  county  line 
to  the  southwest  corner  of  Ottawa  County. 


From  the  other  counties  and  parts  of  counties  in  the  State  of 
Oklahoma  cattle  shall  only  be  moved  or  allowed  to  move  interstate 
to  points  outside  of  the  quarantined  area  in  accordance  with  the  reg- 
ulations for  immediate  slaughter,  or  for  other  purposes  as  provided 
by  the  regulations  for  dipping,  inspection,  or  certification. 

In  the  State  of  Oklahoma  where  a  line  of  railroad  separates  the 
quarantined  from  the  free  area,  shipping  points  are  reserved  for 
noninfected  cattle  as  follows:  Rush  Springs  and  Agawan,  Grady 
County. 

MISSOURI. 

The  following-mentioned  area  is  quarantined:  That  part  of  Rip- 
ley County  comprising  congressional  township  23  north,  ranges  1 
and  2  east,  the  northern  half  of  congressional  township  22  north, 
range  1  east,  and  the  part  of  the  north  half  of  congressional  town- 
ship 22  north,  range  2  east,  which  lies  west  of  Current  River. 

During  the  continuance  of  this  quarantine  no  cattle  of  the  area 
described  shall  be  moved  or  allowed  to  move,  except  as  provided  for 
immediate  slaughter,  to  any  point  in  the  United  States  not  in  the 
State  of  Missouri  which  is  located  in  an  area  not  quarantined  for 
splenetic,  southern,  or  Texas  fever  unless  and  until  the  said  cattle 
shall  have  been  continuously  kept  on  premises  known  to  have  been 
free  of  infection  for  at  least  six  months  and  unless  and  until  the  cat- 
tle shall  have  been  inspected  and  found  free  of  infection  and  a  certi- 
ficate authorizing  the  shipment  issued  by  an  inspector  of  the  Bureau 
of  Animal  Industry,  nor  until  permission  shall  have  been  obtained 
in  advance  of  the  movement  from  the  proper  official  of  the  State 
into  which  the  cattle  are  to  be  shipped. 

ARKANSAS. 

The  entire  State  of  Arkansas  is  quarantined  except  the  counties 
of  Fulton,  Randolph,  Clay,  Greene,  Lawrence,  Craighead,  Missis- 
sippi, Poinsett,  Crittenden,  Benton,  Washington,  Carroll,  Madison, 
and  Newton;  that  part  of  Sharp  County  north  of  the  Strawberry 
River ;  and  those  parts  of  Cross,  St.  Francis,  Lee,  and  Phillips  Coun- 
ties east  of  the  St.  Francis  River. 

From  the  other  counties  and  parts  of  counties  in  the  State  of 
Arkansas  cattle  shall  only  be  moved  or  allowed  to  move  interstate  to 
points  outside  of  the  quarantined  area  in  accordance  with  the  regu- 
lations for  immediate  slaughter,  or  for  other  purposes  as  provided 
by  the  regulations  for  dipping,  inspection,  or  certification. 

LOUISIANA. 

The  entire  State  of  Louisiana  is  quarantined. 

During  the  continuance  of  this  quarantine  no  cattle  of  the  par- 
ishes of  Lincoln  and  Claiborne  shall  be  moved  or  allowed  to  move, 
except  as  provided  for  immediate  slaughter,  to  any  point  in  the 
United  States  not  in  the  State  of  Louisiana  which  is  located  in  an 
area  not  quarantined  for  splenetic,  southern,  or  Texas  fever  unless 
and  until  the  said  cattle  shall  have  been  continuously  kept  on  prem- 
ises known  to  have  been  free  of  infection  for  at  least  six  months, 


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and  unless  and  until  the  cattle  shall  have  been  inspected  and  found 
free  of  infection  and  a  certificate  authorizing  the  shipment  issued 
by  an  inspector  of  the  Bureau  of  Animal  Industry,  nor  until  permis- 
sion shall  have  been  obtained  in  advance  of  the  movement  from  the 
proper  official  of  the  State  into  which  the  cattle  are  to  be  shipped. 

From  the  other  parishes  in  the  State  of  Louisiana  cattle  shall  only 
be  moved  or  alloAved  to  move  interstate  to  points  outside  of  the  quar- 
antined area  in  accordance  with  the  regulations  for  immediate 
slaughter,  or  for  other  purposes  as  provided  by  the  regulations  for 
dipping,  inspection,  or  certification. 

MISSISSIPPI. 

The  entire  State  of  Mississippi  is  quarantined  except  the  counties 
of  De  Soto,  Tate,  Tunica,  Coahoma,  Panola,  Benton,  Washington, 
Issaquena,  Hinds,  and  Adams ;  that  part  of  Attala  County  north  and 
west  of  the  Yokahockany  River  and  Bese  Chitto  Creek ;  that  part,  of 
Chickasaw  County  east  of  a  line  beginning  at  the  intersection  of  the 
southern  boundary  of  said  county  with  Hoolka  Creek,  thence  follow- 
ing said  creek  in  a  northwesterly  direction  to  the  New  Orleans,  Mobile 
&  Chicago  Railroad,  thence  north  following  said  railroad  to  the  Pon- 
totoc County  line ;  that  part  of  Claiborne  County  south  of  the  Bayou 
Pierre  River  and  the  north  fork  of  said  river;  that  part  of  Holmes 
County  e-ast  of  a  line  beginning  with  the  intersection  of  the  Leflore 
County  line  with  the  Yazoo  &  Mississippi  Valley  Railroad,  thence 
southerly  following  said  railroad  to  Black  Creek,  thence  east  follow- 
ing Black  Creek  to  Howard,  Miss.,  thence  southerly  following  the 
foothill  bluffs  to  the  Yazoo  County  line;  that  part  of  Jefferson 
County  north  and  west  of  the  Jackson  &  Natchez  branch  of  the 
Yazoo  &  Mississippi  Valley  Railroad;  that  part  of  Lafayette  County 
west  and  north  of  a  line  beginning  at  the  intersection  of  the  Illinois 
Central  Railroad  with  the  northern  boundary  of  said  county,  thence 
following  said  railroad  in  a  southerly  direction  to  the  Yocona  River, 
thence  following  said  river  in  a  southwesterly  direction  to  the  Yalo- 
busha County  line;  that  part  of  Leake  County  north  and  west  of  the 
Pearl  and  the  Yokahockany  Rivers;  that  part  of  Lowndes  Count;, 
west  of  the  Tombigbee  River ;  those  parts  of  Madison  County  west  and 
south  of  the  Illinois  Central  Railroad  and  north  and  east  of  a  line 
beginning  in  township  8  at  the  intersection  of  Pearl  River  with  the 
line  between  ranges  3  and  4  east,  thence  north  along  said  range  line 
to  the  Tildo  Bogue  Creek,  thence  northwesterly  following  said  creek 
to  the  Yazoo  County  line;  all  of  Marshall  County  west  and  north  of 
Tippah  Creek;  that  part  of  Monroe  County  south  and  west  of  a  line 
beginning  where  the  Monroe  and  Itawamba  County  line  is  crossed 
by  Scholfe  Creek,  thence  southerly  following  said  creek  to  where  it 
empties  into  West  Fork,  thence  in  a  southerly  direction  following 
West  Fork  and  Tombigbee  River  to  Weavers  Creek,  thence  easterly 
following  said  creek  to  the  main  line  of  the  St.  Louis  &  San  Francisco 
Railroad,  thence  following  said  railroad  to  the  Alabama  State  line; 
that  part  of  Noxubee  County  east  of  the  Mobile  &  Ohio  Railroad; 
that  part  of  Rankin  County  east  and  north  of  a  line  beginning  where 
the  southern  boundary  of  said  county  is  intersected  by  the  line  be- 
tween ranges  3  and  4  east,  thence  north  along  said  range  line  to  the 
Pelahatches  Creek,  thence  in   a  westerly   direction  following  said 


creek  to  the  Hinds  County  line;  and  that  part  of  Yazoo  County  east 
of  a  line  beginning  where  the  Yazoo  River  crosses  the  northern 
boundary  of  said  county,  thence  following  -aid  river  in  a  southerly 
direction  to  Yazoo  City,  thence  following  the  Yazoo  £  Mississippi 

Valley  Railroad  southerly  to  the  Madison  County  line,  leaving  the 
village  of  Bentonia  in  the  quarantined  area. 

From  the  other  counties  and  parts  of  counties  in  the  State  of  Mis- 
sissippi cattle  shall  only  be  moved  or  allowed  to  move  interstate  to 
points  outside  of  the  quarantined  area  in  accordance  with  the  regu 
lations  for  Immediate  slaughter  or  for  other  purposes  as  provided  by 
the  regulations  for  dipping,  inspection,  or  certification. 

In  the  State  of  Mississippi  where  a  line  of  railroad  separates  the 
quarantined  from  the  free  area,  shipping  points  are  reserved  for 
noninfected  cattle  as  follows:  Fayette.  Harrison,  and  Lorman,  Jeffer- 
son County;  Yazoo  City,  Eden,  and  Vaughn,  Yazoo  County;  Quincy 
and  Greenwood  Springs,  Monroe  County;  Flora,  Madison  County: 
Houlka,  Chickasaw  County;  Brookville,  Gurler,  and  Shuqualak, 
Noxubee  County;  and  Abbeville  and  Taylor,  Lafayette  County. 

TENNESSEE. 

The  following-mentioned  counties  and  parts  of  counties  are  quar- 
antined:  The  Counties  of  Chester,  Henderson,  and  Hardin;  that 
part  of  Hardeman  County  within  a  line  beginning  at  the  inter- 
section of  the  Bolivar-Pocahontas  public  highway  and  Spring  Creek, 
thence  in  a  southeasterly  direction  along  said  public  highway  to 
Carter  Creek,  thence  in  a  northerly  direction  to  Hatchie  River, 
thence  in  an  easterly  and  southerly  direction  along  said  river  to  the 
mouth  of  Muddy  Creek,  thence  in  a  southwesterly  direction  along 
said  creek  to  the  Southern  Railway,  thence  in  a  westerly  direction 
along  said  railway  to  Spring  Creek,  thence  in  a  northerly  direction 
along  said  creek  to  the  beginning;  that  part  of  McNairy  County 
east  and  south  of  a  line  beginning  where  the  Mobile  &  Ohio  Rail- 
road crosses  the  north  line  of  said  county,  thence  following  said  rail- 
road in  a  southerly  direction  to  about  3  miles  south  of  Ramer,  where 
said  railroad  crosses  Muddy  Creek  dredge,  thence  in  a  westerly  di- 
rection following  said  Muddy  Creek  dredge  about  2}  miles,  where 
it  empties  into  Cypress  Creek,  thence  along  said  Cypress  Creek  in  a 
southwesterly  direction  to  the  Southern  Railway,  thence  westerly  along 
said  railway  to  the  Hardeman  County  line;  all  of  Decatur  County, 
except  that  part  east  and  north  of  a  line  beginning  where  the  Camden 
and  Decaturville  public  road  crosses  the  northern  boundary  of  said 
county,  thence  following  said  public  road  in  a  southerly  direction 
to  where  it  crosses  Lick  Creek,  thence  following  said  creek  in  a  south- 
easterly direction  to  the  Tennessee  River;  that  part  of  Wayne  County 
south  of  a  line  beginning  where  the  Waterloo  road  intersects  th*e 
eastern  boundary  of  said  county,  thence  in  a  southwesterly  direction 
to  Factory  Creek,  thence  following  Factory  Creek  in  a  northwesterly 
direction  to  the  mouth  of  Shawnetee  Creek,  thence  up  Shawnetee 
Creek  in  a  westerly  direction  to  the  fork  of  said  creek  at  the 
Shawnetee  M.  E.  Church,  thence  following  the  road  leading  up  the 
north  prong  of  said  creek  in  a  northwesterly  direction  to  it^  inter- 
section with  the  Waynesboro  and  Florence  road  at  the  Rinks  place, 
thence  following  the  Waynesboro  and  Florence  road  in  a  northerly 


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direction  to  where  the  Chalk  Creek  and  Highland  schoolhouse  road 
intersect  said  road,  thence  following  the  Chalk  Creek  and  Highland 
schoolhouse  road  in  a  northwesterly  direction  to  its  intersection  wjth 
the  Waynesboro  and  Pinhook  road,  thence  following  said  road  in  a 
northerly  direction  about  200  yards  to  the  road  leading  down  to  the 
Old's  tanyard  place  on  the  headwaters  of  Hog  Creek,  thence  follow- 
ing down  Hog  Creek  and  Hardins  Creek  in  a  westerly  direction  to 
its  intersection  with  the  Hardin  County  line;  and  that  part  of 
Marion  County  south  and  east  of  the  Tennessee  River. 

From  the  above-mentioned  counties  and  parts  of  counties  in  the 
State  of  Tennessee  cattle  shall  only  be  moved  or  allowed  to  move 
interstate  to  points  outside  of  the  quarantined  area  in  accordance 
with  the  regulations  for  immediate  slaughter,  or  for  other  purposes 
as  provided  by  the  regulations  for  dipping,  inspection,  or  certification. 

In  the  State  of  Tennessee  where  a  line  of  railroad  separates  the 
quarantined  from  the  free  area  shipping  points  are  reserved  for 
noninfected  cattle  as  follows:  Finger,  McNairy,  Bethel,  and  Selmer, 
McNairy  County,  and  all  railroad  shipping  points  in  Hardeman 
County.  The  snipping  points  of  Aliens  Creek,  on  the  Nashville, 
Chattanooga  &  St.  Louis  Railway,  and  Clifton,  on  the  Tennessee 
River,  are  outside  of  the  quarantined  area. 

ALABAMA. 

The  entire  State  of  Alabama  is  quarantined  except  the  county 
of  Madison. 

From  the  quarantined  counties  in  the  State  of  Alabama  cattle 
shall  only  be  moved  or  allowed  to  move  interstate  to  points  outside 
of  the  quarantined  area  in  accordance  with  the  regulations  for  im- 
mediate slaughter,  or  for  other  purposes  as  provided  by  the  regula- 
tions for  dipping,  inspection,  or  certification. 

GEORGIA. 

The  entire  State  of  Georgia  is  quarantined  except  the  counties  of 
Fannin,  Union,  Towns,  Rabun,  White,  Habersham,  Stephens,  Hart, 
Banks,  Hall,  Clarke,  and  Putnam. 

From  the  quarantined  counties  in  the  State  of  Georgia  cattle  shall 
only  be  moved  or  allowed  to  move  interstate  to  points  outside  of  the 
quarantined  area  in  accordance  with  the  regulations  for  immediate 
slaughter,  or  for  other  purposes  as  provided  by  the  regulations  for 
dipping,  inspection,  or  certification. 

SOUTH  CAROLINA. 

The  entire  State  of  South  Carolina  is  quarantined  except  the 
counties  of  Oconee,  Pickens,  Greenville,  Anderson,  Spartanburg, 
Cherokee,  York,  Laurens,  Greenwood,  Marlboro,  and  Darlington; 
that  part  of  Abbeville  County  north  of  the  Seaboard  Air  Line  Rail- 
wa}';  that  part  of  Chester  County  west  of  the  Southern  Railway  ajid 
north  of  the  Lancaster  &  Chester  Railway;  and  that  part  of  Lan- 
caster County  north  and  west  of  Waxhaw  Creek. 


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From   the  other  counties   and    parts   of  counties   in   the   State  of 
South  Carolina  cattle  shall  only  be  moved  or  allowed  to  move  inter- 
state to  points  outside  of  the  quarantined  area  in  accordance  with 
the  reflations  for  immediate  slaughter,  or  for  other  purpose 
provided  by  the  regulations  for  dipping,  inspection,  or  certification. 

In  the  State  of  South  Carolina  where  a  line  of  railroad  separate 
the  quarantined  from  the  free  area  shipping  points  are  reserved  for 
noninfected  cattle  as  follows:  Abbeville  and  Calhoun  Falls,  Abbe- 
ville County,  and  Chester  and  Richburg,  Chester  County. 

NORTH  CAROLINA. 

The  counties  of  Moore,  Harnett,  Johnston.  Northampton,  Hert- 
ford, Bertie,  Gates,  Chowan,  Perquimans,  Pasquotank,  Camden. 
Currituck,  Martin,  Washington,  Tyrrell,  Dare,  Hyde,  Beaufort,  Pitt. 
Wayne,  Sampson,  Cumberland,  Hoke,  Scotland,  Robeson,  Bladen. 
Greene,  Lenoir,  Craven,  Pamlico,  Carteret,  Jones,  Duplin,  Onslow, 
Pender,  Columbus,  Brunswick,  and  New  Hanover  are  quarantined. 

From  the  above-mentioned  counties  in  the  State  of  North  Caro- 
lina cattle  shall  only  be  moved  or  allowed  to  move  interstate  to  points 
outside  of  the  quarantined  area  in  accordance  with  the  regulations 
for  immediate  slaughter,  or  for  other  purposes  as  provided  by  the 
regulations  for  dipping,  inspection,  or  certification. 

VIRGINIA. 

The  counties  of  Sussex,  Surry,  Southampton.  Isle  of  Wight,  and 
Nansemond;  that  part  of  Greenesville  County  south  of  Meherrin 
River;  that  part  of  Warwick  County  not  included  in  the  Newport 
News  magisterial  district ;  and  that  part  of  York  County  not  in- 
cluded in  the  Bruton  magisterial  district  are  quarantined. 

From  the  above-mentioned  counties  and  parts  of  counties  in  the 
State  of  Virginia  cattle  shall  only  be  moved  or  allowed  to  move 
interstate  to  points  outside  of  the  quarantined  area  in  accordance 
with  the  regulations  for  immediate  slaughter,  or  for  other  purposes 
as  provided  by  the  regulations  for  dipping,  inspection,  or  certification. 

FLORIDA. 

The  entire  State  of  Florida  is  quarantined. 

From  the  State  of  Florida  cattle  shall  only  be  moved  or  allowed 
to  move  to  points  outside  of  the  quarantined  area  in  accordance  with 
the  regulations  for  immediate  slaughter,  or  for  other  purposes  as 
provided  by  the  regulations  for  dipping,  inspection,  or  certification. 

KANSAS. 

The  following-mentioned  area  is  quarantined:  The  stockyards  of 
the  Atchison,  Topeka  &  Santa  Fe  Railway  at  Elgin,  Chautauqua 
County,  Kans.,  and  the  fenced  strip  of  land  extending  from  said 
stockyards  to  the  Oklahoma  State  line. 


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GENERAL  PROVISIONS. 


During  the  continuance  of  the  quarantine  as  herein  established  no 
cattle  of  the  quarantine  area  of  any  State  (except  those  portions  from 
which  cattle  may  be  moved  upon  inspection)  shall  be  moved  or 
allowed  to  move  to  any  portion  of  the  quarantined  area  of  another 
State  from  which,  under  the  specific  provisions  of  this  rule,  cattle 
are  allowed  to  be  shipped  for  purposes  other  than  immediate  slaugh- 
ter upon  inspection  and  certification  by  an  inspector  of  the  Bureau 
of  Animal  Industry. 

In  case  cattle  are  moved  or  allowed  to  move  from  the  area  quaran- 
tined for  splenetic,  southern,  or  Texas  fever  in  violation  of  the  rule 
and  regulations  of  this  department  to  prevent  the  spread  of  said 
disease  in  cattle,  such  cattle  shall  be  immediately  returned  to  such 
quarantined  area  or  they  shall  be  quarantined. 

OPEN  SEASON. 

During  the  months  of  November,  December,  and  January  cattle  of 
the  quarantined  area  of  any  State  may  be  moved  interstate  therefrom 
for  purposes  other  than  immediate  slaughter  into  the  States  of  Kansas, 
Kentucky,  Arizona.  New  Mexico,  and  Oklahoma;  those  parts  of  the 
States  of  California  and  Texas  not  included  in  the  quarantined 
area;  and  that  part  of  the  State  of  Missouri  south  of  the  Missouri 
River,  if  the  said  cattle  are  in  counties  or  localities  where  coopera- 
tive tick  eradication  is  systematically  conducted,  and  they  shall 
have  been  continuously  kept  on  premises  known  to  be  free  of  infec- 
tion (such  knowledge  shall  have  come  from  an  official  source  or  be 
based  on  thorough  investigation  made  at  the  owner's  solicitation  by 
an  inspector  of  the  Bureau  of  Animal  Industry  during  a  period  best 
suited  for  making  such  investigation  for  the  purpose  of  ascertaining 
actual  conditions) ,  and  the  cattle  shall  first  have  been  inspected  under 
proper  facilities  for  inspection  at  the  point  of  origin  and  found  free 
of  infection,  and  a  certificate  authorizing  the  movement  issued  by 
an  inspector  of  the  Bureau  of  Animal  Industry,  and  in  addition  to 
such  inspection  and  certification  permission  shall  first  have  been 
obtained  from  the  proper  official  of  the  State  to  which  the  cattle 
are  destined. 

During  the  period  from  November  15  of  each  year  to  January  31 
of  the  following  year  cattle  of  the  quarantined  area  of  any  State 
may  be  moved  interstate  therefrom  for  purposes  other  than  imme- 
diate slaughter  under  the  above-mentioned  restrictions  into  that 
part  of  the  State  of  Arkansas  not  included  in  the  quarantined  area. 

During  the  last  16  days  of  December,  the  months  of  January  and 
February,  and  the  first  15  days  of  March  cattle  of  the  quarantined 
area  of  any  State  may  be  moved  interstate  therefrom  for  purposes 


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other  than  immediate  slaughter  under  the  above-mentioned  restric- 
tions into  that  part  of  the  State  of   South  Carolina  not   included 
in  the  quarantined  area. 
Cattle  of  the  quarantined  area  that  have  been  shipped  interstate 

during  the  months  of  November,  December,  January.  February,  and 
the  first  15  days  of  March  to  any  State  outside  of  the  quarantined 
area  other  than  those  States  and  parts  thereof  set  out  herein  shall 
not  be  moved  into  any  of  the  States  or  parts  thereof  hereinbefore 
mentioned  within  three  months  of  the  date  of  the  movement  from 
the  quarantined  area. 

Cattle  which  are  moved  interstate  from  the  quarantined  area  of 
any  State  into  those  States  or  parts  thereof  hereinbefore  mentioned 
under  certificates  from  inspectors  of  the  Bureau  of  Animal  Industry 
shall,  when  shipped,  be  transported  in  cleaned  and  disinfected  cars 
or  boats,  and  shall  not  be  placed  in  stock  pens  which  have  been 
reserved  for  cattle  originating  in  the  quarantined  area. 

FEEDING    STATIONS    FOR    NONINFECTED    CATTLE. 

Cattle  not  of  the  quarantined  area,  and  cattle  of  the  quarantined 
area  when  properly  dipped,  inspected,  or  certified  in  accordance  with 
the  bureau  requirements,  may  be  transported  interstate  by  rail 
through  the  quarantine  area,  and  when  unloaded  therein  for  rest, 
feed,  and  water,  shall  be  handled  in  properly  equipped  noninfectious 
pens  set  apart  for  such  cattle  at  the  Fort  Worth  stockyards,  at  Fort 
Worth,  Tex. ;  the  stockyards  of  the  Missouri,  Kansas  &  Texas  Rail- 
way, at  Hodge  and  Denison,  Tex.;  the  stockyards  of  the  Interna- 
tional &  Great  Northern  Railroad,  at  Laredo,  Tex.;  the  stockyards  of 
the  Texas  &  Pacific  Railway,  at  Baird,  Tex.:  the  Union  Stockyards, 
at  San  Antonio,  Tex.:  the  stockyards  of  the  Gulf,  Colorado  &  Santa. 
Fe  Railway,  at  Temple.  Tex.;  the  stockyards  of  the  Fort  Worth  & 
Denver  City  Railway,  at  Stamford,  Tex.;  the  stockyards  of  the  St. 
Louis  &  San  Francisco  Railroad,  at  Sapulpa  and  Afton,  Okla. :  the 
stockyards  of  the  Missouri.  Kansas  &  Texas  Railway,  at  Muskogee, 
( )kla. :  and  at  such  other  points  as  may  from  time  to  time  be  authorized 
by  the  Secretary  of  Agriculture,  provided  Mich  pens  and  the  platforms, 
chutes,  and  alleyways  leading  thereto  have  been  cleaned  and  disin- 
fected under  the  supervision  of  an  employee  of  the  Bureau  of  Animal 
Industry  and  are  constructed  and  maintained  in  accordance  with  the 
specifications  set  out  in  the  regulations  of  the  Secretary  of  Agricul- 
ture to  prevent  the  spread  of  splenetic  fever  in  cattle. 

All  cattle  handled  in  such  noninfectious  pens  shall  be  free  from 
ticks  (Margaropi/s  annulatus)  and  shall  not  have  been  unloaded  at 
any  point  in  the  quarantined  area  other  than  the  designated  unload- 
ing points  named  herein  or  hereafter  authorized  by  the  Secretary 


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of  Agriculture,  and  they  shall  be  reloaded  into  the  same  cars  from 
which  unloaded,  or  into  other  cars  which  have  been  cleaned,  washed, 
and  disinfected,  as  required  by  the  regulations  of  the  Secretary  of 
Agriculture  for  the  prevention  of  the  spread  of  splenetic,  southern, 
or  Texas  fever  in  cattle,  immediately  before  loading  therein,  and  re- 
shipped  as  uninfected  cattle. 

INTERPRETATION. 

This  rule  1,  revision  10,  shall  be  construed  in  connection  with  the 
regulations  of  the  Secretary  of  Agriculture  for  the  prevention  of  the 
spread  of  splenetic,  southern,  or  Texas  fever  in  cattle,  and  is  subject 
to  amendment  or  revision  on  statutory  notice. 

Rule  1,  revision  9  (B.  A.  I.  Order  187),  dated  March  4.  1912, 
effective  March  25, 1912,  shall  cease  to  be  effective  on  and  after  March 
1,  1913,  on  and  after  which  date  this  rule  1,  revision  10,  which  for 
purposes  of  identification,  is  designated  as  B.  A.  I.  Order  194,  shall 
become  and  be  effective  until  otherwise  ordered. 

The  effect  of  this  order,  including  changes  made  by  amendments  to 
B.  A.  I.  Order  187  and  embodied  herein,  is  as  follows: 

In  California  the  remainder  of  San  Luis  Obispo  County  is  re- 
leased from  quarantine. 

In  Texas  the  counties  of  StoneAvall,  Reagan,  the  remainder  ©f 
Howard  County,  and  portions  of  the  counties  of  Hardeman.  Foard, 
Knox,  Haskell,  and  Terrell  are  released  from  quarantine. 

In  Oklahoma  the  county  of  Comanche,  the  remainder  of  the  coun- 
ties of  Kiowa,  Pawnee,  Lincoln,  and  Cleveland,  and  portions  of  the 
counties  of  Tillman,  Grady,  McClain,  Pottawatomie,  Osage,  Craig, 
and  Ottawa  are  released  from  quarantine. 

In  Missouri  the  remainder  of  the  counties  of  Oregon,  McDonald, 
and  Newton  are  released  from  quarantine. 

In  Arkansas  the  counties  of  Newton,  Fulton,  and  Crittenden,  and 
portions  of  the  counties  of  Sharp,  Cross,  St.  Francis,  Lee,  and  Phil- 
lips are  released  from  quarantine. 

In  Mississippi  the  counties  of  Coahoma,  Washington,  Issaquena, 
and  Hinds,  the  remainder  of  Benton  County,  and  portions  of  the 
counties  of  Attala,  Chickasaw,  Claiborne,  Jefferson,  Lafayette,  Leake, 
Lowndes,  Madison,  Marshall,  Monroe,  Noxubee,  Rankin,  and  Yazoo 
are  released  from  quarantine,  and  a  small  portion  of  Claiborne 
County  is  again  quarantined. 

In  Tennessee  the  remainder  of  the  counties  of  Polk  and  Hamilton, 
and  portions  of  the  counties  of  Hardeman,  McNairy.  Decatur,  and 
Wayne  are  released  from  quarantine. 

In  Alabama  the  county  of  Madison  is  released  from  quarantine. 


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Tn  Georgia  the  counties  of  Fannin.  Hall,  Banks.  Clarke,  and  Fut- 
nani  arc  released  from  quarantine. 

In  South  Carolina  the  counties  of  Marlboro  and   Darlington,  the 

remainder  of  York  County,  and   portions  of  Chester  and   Lancast*  P 
Counties  are  released  from  quarantine. 

In  North  Carolina  the  counties  of  AVilson  and  Edgecombe  are  re- 
leased from  quarantine. 

There  have  been  added  feeding  stations  for  noninfected  cattle  at 
the  stockyards  of  the  Gulf,  Colorado  &  Santa  Fe  Railway,  at  Temple, 
Tex.;  at  the  stockyards  of  the  Fort  Worth  &  Denver  City  Railway. 
at  Stamford,  Tex.:  and  at  the  stockyards  of  the  St.  Louis  &  San 
Francisco  Railroad,  at  Afton,  Okla. 

Done  at  Washington  this  Tth  day  of  Febru- 
ary, 1913. 

Witness  my  hand  and  the  seal  of  the  Depart- 
ment of  Agriculture. 

James  Wilson, 
Secretary  of  Agriculture, 


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